Nassau County, New York

Nassau County is a suburban county in the New York Metropolitan area east of New York City and west of Suffolk County, in the U.S. state of New York. In 2020, 1,395,774 people lived there.^[1] Nassau County is in western Long Island, and is bordered by Suffolk County to the east and by the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens to the west. Until 1899, Nassau County was part of Queens County. The county seat is Mineola. Along with Suffolk, it was named the safest county in the United States in 2005 by Forbes.

Nassau County
County
Hempstead House, part of Sands Point Preserve, on Nassau County's Gold Coast, home to some of the world's most expensive real estate
Location within the U.S. state of New York
New York's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 40°44′50″N 73°38′17″W
Country	United States
State	New York
Founded	1899
Named for	House of Nassau
Seat	Mineola
Largest town	Hempstead
Area
• Total	453 sq mi (1,170 km2)
• Land	285 sq mi (740 km2)
• Water	169 sq mi (440 km2)  37%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	1,395,774
• Density	4,897.45/sq mi (1,890.92/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code	516, 363
Congressional districts	2nd, 3rd, 4th
Website	www.nassaucountyny.gov

Communities

Nassau County is split into three towns and two cities:

• Hempstead (town)
• North Hempstead (town)
• Oyster Bay (town)
• Glen Cove (city)
• Long Beach (city)

Hamlets in Nassau County include Manhasset, New York.